1st Peace as a Global Language Conference Proceedings & Supplement

Six Peace Poems & Art Works
by T Newfields

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5. Eco-peace?

Chain saws are at war with forests
Bulldozers battle earth
Smokestacks prick skies
Azz oil is sucked frum dirt -

"ABC Inc. is dedicated to ecology
& cares about this planet's health.
We recycle 10% of our products
to preserve ecological wealth."


Strip mines gouge our planet's skin
Damns constrict its capillaries
Roads create toxic asphalt slashes
While tail pipes poison the air we breathe -

"ABC is an eco-company
with a distinguished clientele.
We work hard to preserve our image
& are experts at disinfomation 'n stealth."
Ahh, all so easy to say
until you acknowledge
how we are deeply linked to ABC.

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Japanese Translation


Captive Planet - an art work by T Newfields
Captive Planet - an art work by T Newfields

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Gulf War - an art work by T Newfields
Gulf War - an art work by T Newfields
 6. Gulf War

Yahoo, Cowboys!
Blast dat dere varmit, Saddam Hussein!
It sure is fun ta kill fer oil
An' watch da world go ta flame.

Now I dun't much reckon 'bout politcks
Err understan' komplex dings
Bud I know wun dis fer certain:
Any wun pushin' petrol prices too hi
'ill get a ton ah bullets
& smart bombs over dare skies.

Lots ah people fight fer freedom
Un a few fer ideology
But Amerika kills fer petroleum –
Cus dat equals wealth & power
in Gorge-Bush-Man-Think.

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Japanese Translation


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